2quills
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Originally Posted by reefraff http:///forum/thread/386287/i-want-to-tell-all-of-you-this/20#post_3392791
Could have been an unlevel stand or floor. If the bottom frame twisted at all it could open a gap that the weight of the tank would otherwise hold together. Know someone who had a similar issue with a 180. Moved it to the garage and couldn't duplicate the leak. They resealed the side seams just to be safe. Moved it back into the house and bingo, still leaked. One of the guys who helped him move the tank out noticed a slight teetering of the stand once the tank was off of it. When they checked the floor it was all messed up. Whoever laid the tile did a horrible job. They moved the tank to another spot on the floor and as far as I know the tank is still up and running.
That could very well be Reef. When I first set the tank up in that place it was off level about an 1/8" from front to back. The tank leaked at the bottom joint in the back. The townhouse we were living in was old construction and the building was ontop of a parking garage. It was all old wood subfloor and beams. The place had a lot of loose sub flooring and creeks when we moved in. I didn't really think an 1/8" was that bad at the time. But the stand the tank was on was made from all 1x4 pine boards and not what I'd call heavy duty construction. So looking back at it now I could see how it would flex a little bit over an uneven floor which could cause the tank to do the same and comprimise the seals. So you might be on to something there.
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Originally Posted by Flower http:///forum/thread/386287/i-want-to-tell-all-of-you-this/20#post_3392792
WOW...What a story to tell folks to express making sure the tank is level.
Corey...if this could at all be the reason you need to double check to be sure the floor is level if you put another tank in that spot.
Yep, after that happened I put the 50g tank on that stand in the same spot. But this time I went around the whole bottom of the stand with shims. Never had a problem with it after that. We moved into a house back in Febuary so now the tank and stand is on a concrete slab that is pretty dead on level. So hopefully won't have any more problems like that (fingers crossed). But yes, let it be a lesson learned that leveling not only the tank but the stand as well and making sure it's fully supported on the bottom is very important. Don't leave any large gaps between your shimms.
Originally Posted by reefraff http:///forum/thread/386287/i-want-to-tell-all-of-you-this/20#post_3392791
Could have been an unlevel stand or floor. If the bottom frame twisted at all it could open a gap that the weight of the tank would otherwise hold together. Know someone who had a similar issue with a 180. Moved it to the garage and couldn't duplicate the leak. They resealed the side seams just to be safe. Moved it back into the house and bingo, still leaked. One of the guys who helped him move the tank out noticed a slight teetering of the stand once the tank was off of it. When they checked the floor it was all messed up. Whoever laid the tile did a horrible job. They moved the tank to another spot on the floor and as far as I know the tank is still up and running.
That could very well be Reef. When I first set the tank up in that place it was off level about an 1/8" from front to back. The tank leaked at the bottom joint in the back. The townhouse we were living in was old construction and the building was ontop of a parking garage. It was all old wood subfloor and beams. The place had a lot of loose sub flooring and creeks when we moved in. I didn't really think an 1/8" was that bad at the time. But the stand the tank was on was made from all 1x4 pine boards and not what I'd call heavy duty construction. So looking back at it now I could see how it would flex a little bit over an uneven floor which could cause the tank to do the same and comprimise the seals. So you might be on to something there.
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Originally Posted by Flower http:///forum/thread/386287/i-want-to-tell-all-of-you-this/20#post_3392792
WOW...What a story to tell folks to express making sure the tank is level.
Corey...if this could at all be the reason you need to double check to be sure the floor is level if you put another tank in that spot.
Yep, after that happened I put the 50g tank on that stand in the same spot. But this time I went around the whole bottom of the stand with shims. Never had a problem with it after that. We moved into a house back in Febuary so now the tank and stand is on a concrete slab that is pretty dead on level. So hopefully won't have any more problems like that (fingers crossed). But yes, let it be a lesson learned that leveling not only the tank but the stand as well and making sure it's fully supported on the bottom is very important. Don't leave any large gaps between your shimms.